Luxury: First mod at Nissan Prince Fukushima

So as I stated in a previous post, Midorikawa-san, the head of Nissan Prince Fukushima Koriyama branch was sending me updates via photos of the Elgrand being worked on, and this one shows the dash taken apart.

This was to install the first of hopefully many luxury mods, as well as the two modernization mods mentioned in the previous post.  So why the focus on luxury? Well, it IS an Elgrand VIP, and frankly, Nissan should have made the top version of their large minivan much more luxurious. So I plan to go through the Nissan Elgrand options catalog and add everything convenience and luxury-related I can find, while also checking out what is available in the aftermarket. 

So first things first - I am so surprised that I had to get this installed (that the previous owner did not, given the other luxury touches we found), what Nissan calls the "Rear Kicking Plate" with Elgrand lettering that lights up with blue LEDs. 

Front too - the "Front Kicking Plate":

Note - they left the protective film on! Which I plan to keep for a while.

I just don't understand how this car is offered from the factory like this - I hate cheap plastics!

With just plain plastic - functional but cheap looking. Although the prior owner must have put on some covers to keep them this clean! 

Although given how the prior owner kept these so clean, I am inspired to figure out how to protect these newly installed "kicking plates."  This I will discuss in an upcoming post about what I did immediately after I got the Elgrand home!

Next however a post about a performance mod that for me significantly improved how the car drives!